Navy Boot Camp lasts for eight weeks followed by an "A school" after graduation.
Only through Navy Boot Camp.
Start by talking with a Navy recruiter. You can find one in your specific area at www.navy.com and you can even begin the application on their official web site.
"There was a Navy boot camp at one point in California, but it closed down in the early 1990's when the bases were reduced. The only Navy boot camp in existence is in Great Lakes, Illinois."
Navy boot camp is quite hard and results in many dropouts. It is purposely designed to be difficult to weed out those who will not perform well at their duties.
No. You can come straight from Boot Camp.
Camp Peary in Williamsburg, Virginia, was opened as a Navy Boot Camp in 1942. It was established during World War II to train sailors for the Navy. Over the years, it has served various functions, including as a training facility for different military and intelligence operations.
No, but why would you want to?
After boot camp, you generally hold the rank of E-1 which is seaman/airman/fireman recruit. During boot camp, you can obtain certain awards that will raise your rank to E-3 upon completion of boot camp. You can also join the Navy as an E-3 depending on certain factors such as education or special programs like recruiting a friend to join you on your ride to becoming a United States Sailor.
SR is the designation of a Seaman Recruit, E-1. This means that they are in boot camp. On completion of boot camp they would be promoted to Seaman Apprentice, or SA.
after boot camp...hence the RECRUIT part of Seaman Recruit...idiot.
"The process of becoming a soldier, sailor, Marine or airman begins with a lot of paperwork, a lot of hurrying up to wait, and then the big step: boot camp."